CAS dismiss Ribery appeal

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery has been ruled out of Saturday's Champions League final with Inter Milan after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal against his three-match ban.

The France playmaker was sent off in Bayern's semi-final first-leg contest with Lyon.

Bayern's appeal against the decision was dismissed by UEFA and they took their case to CAS.

But they were again unsuccessful in sealing Ribery's participation in Saturday's final at the Bernabeu in Madrid.

Ribery's case was heard swiftly to give him the opportunity of featuring on Saturday.

However, CAS agreed with UEFA's verdict for Ribery's suspension to stand.

The 27-year-old was shown a straight red card for a reckless tackle in which he appeared to stamp on Lyon's Lisandro Lopez in Bayern's 1-0 win at the Allianz Arena.

He was banned for the second leg of the last-four contest as Bayern secured their place in the final with a 3-0 win - courtesy of Ivica Olic's hat-trick - which secured a 4-0 aggregate triumph.

Now Ribery will also have to watch the final.

A CAS statement read: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rendered its final decision in the appeal filed by FC Bayern Munich and Franck Ribery against the decision taken by the UEFA Appeals Body on May 5, 2010.

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